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Subject: Re: can't figure out ssh, read lots of docs...
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On 2005-06-01 14:38, Nathan Kinkade <nkinkade@ub.edu.bz> wrote:
> The poster is correct in that what you probably what to do is setup
> public-key authentication using ssh, however, I would highly recommend
> that you NOT use a blank passphrase for your private key.  ssh-agent,
> a utility that I think comes standard with the openssh package [...]

My strong agreement about *NOT* using empty passphrases.  Indeed,
ssh-agent comes with OpenSSH and it is a _MUCH_ better way of using
SSH keys with non-empty passphrases.